There were at least two printings, the first printing having a blue silk. There are sophisticated plots and the artwork leaves you the reader absorbed. The complete frank miller batman batman year one, wanted. Santa claus dead or alive, the dark knight returns frank miller published by longmeadow 1989. A dark knight is born miller wasnt the first comic book creator to give batman a dark sensibility. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. The complete frank miller batman by frank miller goodreads. Santa claus dead or alive and the dark knight returns. His multiawardwinning 300 graphic novel was brought to fullblooded life in the 2007 motion picture of the same name, and in 2008 he directed the feature film of. Thick paper stock, silver gilt edging and a silk ribbon.
The complete frank miller batman leatherbound hardcover. Complete frank miller batman by frank miller 1989, hardcover at the. Customers say that in this book, frank miller revolutionizes comics in american and the world. Your imagination is at work with this piece of literature. A couple years later he wrote the equally successful prequel, batman. Batman year one and the dark knight returns are reprints of their trade paperbacks and not individual issues so they include. The complete frank miller batman hardcover 1 dec 1989 by frank miller author. It is like reading a play or movie where the reader can become entangled with the characters. For those experiencing this iconic graphic novel originally released as 4 oversized. The complete frank miller batman leatherbound hardcover signed by frank miller the dark knight returns, sin city, daredevil on.
The binding is beautifully done, with an older style ribbon bookmark that i found invaluable. Includes an introduction by richard bruning, notes by frank miller, and the mark of the batman by alan moore. Written and illustrated by frank miller with painted colors by varley, 300 was a 1998 comicbook miniseries, released as a hardcover collection in 1999, retelling the battle of thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective of leonidas of sparta. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. My favourite is the first and only printing of this book, complete hogwash. According with the dc universe preflashpoint, all this stories was part of the earth31.
The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. Frank miller batman reading order the dark knight trilogy. The pages are thick and lovely, and the artwork is, per usual, excellent. The dark knight returns influenced the comicbook industry by. Frank miller gave us the best batman and the worst vox. Batman complete frank miller leatherbound hc 1989 dc comic. What i cant understand is the wildly different prices it sells for. Cover thumbnail for the complete frank miller batman longmeadow press, 1989. The complete frank miller batman hardcover longmeadow. Frank miller tends to be the gold standard where dc graphic novels are concerned. Complete guide to frank millers classic batman graphic novels, from year one through the dark. Wide fluctuations in complete frank miller batman sales.
Miller gave us the best batman and the worst one, too. The story tells how batman retired after the death. With dark knight iii releasing today, we take a complete look back at frank miller s dark knight mythology and its impact on other batman media. With a new introduction by richard bruning, then dc design director. Year one, which was first published in the original monthly batman series and allowed to exist in mainstream continuity. Batman comics written and sometimes also illustrated by frank miller. Frank miller scripted and illustrated the highly acclaimed 1986 dark knight series, set in a possible nearfuture. Year one, the dark knight returns and a rarelyseen short. Hugely successful and garnering multiple printings, the complete frank miller batman continues to be a highly traded volume. This fine leatherbound hardcover collectes the complete as of 1989 frank miller batman batman. This edition is his definitive batman works and it does not disappoint. Wide fluctuations in complete frank miller batman sales comic.